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Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica

by: Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727

Publication date: 1687
Topics: Mechanics -- Early works to 1800., Celestial mechanics -- Early works to 1800., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Osler - Osler Room Collection, Mechanics -- Early works to 1800, Celestial mechanics -- Early works to 1800, Celestial mechanics, Mechanics
Publisher: Londini : Jussu Societatis Regiae ac Typis Josephi Streater, prostat venales apud Sam. Smith ad insignia Principis Walliae in Coemiterio D. Pauli, aliosq, nonnullos Bibliopolas
Collection: mcgilluniversity; mcgilluniversityosler; toronto; medicalheritagelibrary; medicallibrary
Contributor: McGill University Library
Language: Latin
Item Size: 591.3M

[8], 383, 400-510, [2] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. (4to)

[8], 383, 400-510, [2] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : 25 cm. (4to)

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-G⁴ H⁴(H2 missigned G2)--I-2Z⁴ 3*⁴ 3A-3O⁴

Reissue of first edition with new title page and different imprint. Cf. Gray

The third book was apparently printed by different printers as indicated by the different type in the headings and the break in paging between the two books. Cf. Gray

Errata list on p. [511]

Addeddate: 2020-03-18 18:02:06
Associated-names: Streater, Joseph, active 1687-1688, printer; Smith, Samuel, active 1681-1703, bookseller
Identifier: McGillLibrary-osl_newton-philosophiae-naturalis-principia-mathematica_N563p1687-20098
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Note: Signatures: [A]⁴ B-G⁴ H⁴(H2 missigned G2)--I-2Z⁴ 3*⁴ 3A-3O⁴.
Reissue of first edition with new title page and different imprint. Cf. Gray.
The third book was apparently printed by different printers as indicated by the different type in the headings and the break in paging between the two books. Cf. Gray.
Errata list on p. [511].
ESTC,R33627
Gray, G.J.A bibliography of the works of Sir Isaac Newton, 2nd ed., 1907,p. 5-7
The first issue. No.6 in Gray. Leaf of 'Errata' at end. With Halley's verses to the work - Saeculi Gentisque nostrae Decus; engr. folding diagram opp. p.496, and diagrams in the text. Some of the errata have been corrected in MS.
Bt. from Southeran, £18 18s., Dec. 18, 1913. I missed a copy at 16s at Johnston's, Edinburgh, I. v.14.[W.O.]
Published about Midsummer, 1687. Dr. Vincent presented to the Royal Society the MS. "'wherein he [Newton] gives a mathematical demonstration of the Copernican hypothesis, and makes out all the phenomena of the celestial motions by the only supposition of a gravitation to the centre of the sun decreasing as the squares of the distances reciprocally'. Halley, who was secretary, wrote on 22 May to Newton that the society 'resolved to print it at their own charge in a large quarto of a fair letter... I am intrusted to look after the printing of it and will take care that it shall be performed as well as possible'. But for Halley the 'Principia' would not have existed... He paid all the expenses, he corrected the proofs, he laid aside his own work in order to press forward to the utmost the printing." (D.N.B.)[W.O.]
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References: ESTC, R33627; Gray, G.J.A bibliography of the works of Sir Isaac Newton, 2nd ed., 1907, p. 5-7